What would you do for a Klondike bar?

Most of us are probably old enough to remember the advertisement for the famous Klondike bar. For those of you that don't know what a  Klondike bar is, it is a chocolate covered ice cream square that, according to the commercial, people would do just about anything or give up anything to get.

For some reason this little ditty "What would you doooo for a Klondike bar?" (You have to imagine it being sung) popped into my head this morning and made me think, "If so many people were willing to give up anything or do just about anything for a Klondike bar, how much more would they give up for eternal life?"

My mind flashes back to that morning in March of 2000 when God called me into His Kingdom. I remember the feeling of abandonment and longing to be with the One that gave me life. I went down front weeping like a child knowing that my life would be forever changed. And it was. Don't get me wrong there were several years of backsliding and living a lifestyle that I knew didn't glorify God in the least, but God had a plan to bring me back.

On September 27, 2009 something drastic happened in our family. During revival at our church, my husband gave his life to Jesus. The transformation was unmistakingly the work of God! My husband was very much caught up in a lifestyle of alcohol, material things, and doing his own thing, paying no attention to his family, which was slowly leaving the scene. September 28 all the alcohol was taken out of the house and has never returned. The language, the desire to be better than the Jone's, and the need to be with his friends and not his family no longer kept him hostage. He was a new creation: A husband, a father, and a child of God! What more could I ask for?

It has been over 3 1/2 years since that momentous occasion that sparked not only his transformation but my renewed dedication to God. No longer am I held to meet the world's expectations. I had and still have a new better standard. A standard that God sets for me. I want to do what God wants me to and I will do anything and give up anything to please Him. In the meantime, I can buy a Klondike bar, I can't buy my salvation.

“For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12 NIV

Think about it!
Are you giving up anything for God today? Have you taken time out of your busy schedule to spend with God? Do you want Him to have control over your life? Talk to Him today. Ask him what he would have you to do today and follow in complete obedience.